Cro Cop Eye Bop - Gains Medical Clearance
UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop is slated to take place this Saturday as the Ultimate Fighting Championship rolls into Indiana.
One of the main event combatants – Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic – has gained medical clearance for an eye injury that put his UFC 119 bout with Frank Mir at risk. Filipovic has said he was already not 100 per cent before suffering the injury during his final training session in Croatia this past week.
But UFC president Dana White has assured UFC bettors and fans that Filipovic will be in the Octagon against Frank Mir on Saturday.
Another fight on Saturday’s card that is getting plenty of hype pits Ryan "Darth" Bader against Antonio Rogerio "Minotoro" Nogueira in a light heavyweight bout.
Bader is a -165 moneyline favorite while Nogueira is a +135 moneyline underdog in MMA Odds at betED.com.
The director of the Indiana Gaming Commission's athletic division said Filipovic will have a pre-fight medical exam prior to Friday's weigh-ins.
Filipovic (27-7-2 MMA, 4-3 UFC) will be facing a previous UFC heavyweight champ in Mir (13-5 MMA, 11-5 UFC), and will be going for his third-straight UFC win.
UFC 119 will also feature the Ultimate Fighting Championship debut of PRIDE and K-1 veteran Mark Hunt, who has wins over Filipovic and Wanderlei Silva.
UFC 119 will feature the preliminary round fights live on Spike TV, while the main event will be broadcast on Pay-per-View.
Check out all the UFC 119 Betting Odds at betED.com.
